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7:05 AM ET, April 22, 2009

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The Sun:
Amy's Rasta pasta disasta  —  AMY WINEHOUSE suffered agonising burns to her leg as she cooked pasta for local chums on a Caribbean island, it emerged last night.  —  The Back To Black singer, 25, had an accident while rustling up a meal in the sun-kissed paradise of St Lucia.
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Michael K / Dlisted:   Wino Blames It On Pasta
People.com:
It's a Boy for Jill Scott!  —  R&B singer and actress Jill Scott and her fiancé, drummer Lil John Roberts, have welcomed their first child, a boy, her manager confirms to PEOPLE.  —  Jett Hamilton Roberts was born at 4:20 p.m. on April 20.  He weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz.
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Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Singer Jill Scott Gives Birth to Baby Jett Hamilton  —  Scott, who made her film debut in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, welcomed her first child with her drummer fiance, Lil' John Roberts.  —  Jett was born Monday at 4:20 p.m. He weighs 7 pounds, 8 ounces.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Blind Items: I Guess, You Guess  —  This celebrity couple's pre-nuptial agreement required the wife to stay in the relationship for a certain amount of time.  However, the Stepford Wife's law firm has decided that it may be difficult to impossible for the husband to enforce this.
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Susan Wloszczyna / USA Today:
First look: ‘Wolf pack’ actors grin and bare it for ‘New Moon’  —  Step aside, aloof vampires with all your undead issues.  The wolf pack is ready to howl.  —  Unlike cold-blooded neck biters, these poster guys for animal magnetism are hot.  So hot that their temperature runs a steady 108 degrees …
RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE CONFIRMATION: Miss California Dating Michael Phelps  —  Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean is set to make headlines with something other than her anti-gay marriage comments.  Her grandmother Jeanette Coppolla confirmed to RadarOnline.com exclusively that the beauty queen has been casually dating Olympian Michael Phelps.
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DailyFill.com:   Miss California: Marriage Is Between A Man And A Fake-Breasted, Botoxed Robot Woman
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Lindsay Lohan Would Do Vegas Peepshow “for Fun”  —  Lindsay Lohan's not planning to strip down for the Strip just yet.  —  She tells E! News exclusively that, despite reports saying otherwise, she is not interested in being a lead performer in Peepshow, the burlesque production …
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Phil / Egotastic!:
Lindsay Lohan Topless in Vegas?
Discussion: Celebslam
PopEater:
Paula: Kara DioGuardi Can't Replace Me  —  Despite rumors that ‘American Idol’ judges Paula Abdul was being forced out of the show by Kara DioGuardi, Abdul says it is not true.  “I don't think anyone [can replace me],” Abdul told ABC.  Read more as Abdul opens up about leaving 'Idol …
Discussion: Fan Fare and omg!
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Metro.co.uk:
Lohan: ‘I wanted to be like Britney’  —  Lindsay Lohan said her teenage desire to be like Britney Spears drove her to chase fame.  —  The volatile actress admits: 'Seeing Britney Spears when I was 13 years old, I was like, I want to be chased by the paparazzi.  Little did I know.
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:   Lindsay Lohan wants to move to London; have paparazzi drama
Ken Lee / People.com:
Closing Arguments Heard in Britney Restraining Order Case  —  After three hours of closing arguments Tuesday, no ruling was made on whether to extend a restraining order against Britney Spears's ex-manager Sam Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley.  —  The singer's father Jamie …
Discussion: Showbiz Spy
Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Judge says ‘no’ to Rod Blagojevich reality show  —  ‘I do not have confidence that things will not go astray,’ Zagel says  —  A federal judge ruled today that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich cannot go to Costa Rica to film a reality show, saying he does not “have confidence” that Blagojevich will comply with the conditions of his bail.
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Slumdog Millionaire Trust Hires Social Worker for Child Star  —  After news broke that the father of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali reportedly offered to sell his 9-year-old daughter for nearly $300,000, the film's producers told Usmagazine.com that they have hired a social worker to look after her.
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes: I Love Dean Sheremet “Dearly”  —  LeAnn Rimes says she's “actually really great” despite the fallout from her affair with her Lifetime movie costar Eddie Cibrian.  —  After Us Weekly broke the news of their hookup, Rimes admitted she and husband Dean Sheremet were going through a “difficult time.”
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Kate Schweitzer / Us Weekly:
Lauren Conrad to Launch Clothing Line for Kohl's  —  It's a clothes call for Lauren Conrad!  —  One month after the 23-year-old designer announced that she was taking a hiatus from her upscale clothing line, the Hills star reveals that she is launching a brand-new apparel line for Kohl's department stores.
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Heidi and Spencer Plan Chic Rehearsal Dinner  —  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have already had a casual, spur-of-the moment wedding in Mexico - but their weekend celebration in California will be more traditional.  —  The night before the ceremony, which will take place on Saturday afternoon …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Whoopi Goldberg: Patrick Swayze “Doesn't Know When It's Going to Happen”  —  Whoopi Goldberg tells Usmagazine.com her cancer-stricken Ghost costar Patrick Swayze is “doing the best he can.”  —  “He's kicking butt,” she told Us Monday at the 1st Annual Blossom Ball in NYC.  “And, you know, he's sick.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Showbiz Spy and Hollyscoop
David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Desperate Housewives’ death draws no crowd  —  NEW YORK - The death of Edie Britt didn't draw much of a crowd to ABC's “Desperate Housewives.”  —  Sunday's episode of the comic soap, where Nicollette Sheridan's memorable character was killed off via electrocution when her car hit a power pole …
Laura Hahn / People.com:
Jenna Dewan-Channing Tatum's Wedding Coming Soon  —  Channing Tatum and fiancée Jenna Dewan like to keep their lips sealed about their engagement, but few people can miss the huge ring on her finger.  —  “Almost everybody goes, ‘Oh my God, that is so big,’ ” Dewan told PEOPLE at the New York premiere of Tatum's movie Fighting.
Peter G / Us Weekly:
David Blaine Engaged  —  David Blaine is getting married to his girlfriend, French model Alizee Guinochet; a source close to the couple confirms to Usmagazine.com.  The engagement occurred on Blaine's birthday, April 4, the source said.  —  “Alizee's a great girl.  She's really smart and talented,” the source said.
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Complains Her Trainer Is Making Her Do Squats  —  Jessica Simpson — who battled scrutiny for her new curves earlier this year — is working out again.  —  And she doesn't like it.  —  “On my way to workout with my trainer,” she wrote on her Twitter page Monday.
Discussion: Gabby Babble
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Trainer: Madonna Going Back to the Gym Tomorrow After Horse Accident  —  Don't worry about Madonna, who fell off a horse in the Hamptons over the weekend.  —  “She's going to be fine.  She fell on her butt,” her trainer Tracy Anderson told Usmagazine.com Monday at Cookie Magazine's Smart Cookie Awards in NYC.
 
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